outside the door

phrase

: outside a room or building, etc., near the door
standing (just/right) outside the door

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With some of Chicago’s best restaurants, galleries, and bars just outside the door, the loft balances urban energy with a private perch above it all. — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026 The room was so packed that some people were gathered outside the door. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 The piles of snow outside the door are one-dimensional. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026 Suspense builds inside the relative safety of the hotel, with the ferocity of the natural world just outside the door. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outside the door

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“Outside the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20the%20door. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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